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Historic Earthquake
1990 Costa Rica Earthquake
25 March 1990 · Puntarenas, San Jose · Costa Rica
On 25 March 1990 at 13:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Costa Rica (Puntarenas, San Jose), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 79 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental collision). It triggered a tsunami. 8 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 25 March 1990
- Time
- 13:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 15
- Homes Destroyed
- 8
- Homes Damaged
- 34
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Nearest Volcano
- Platanar (61 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Costa Rica Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 19911991 Limon Earthquake · M 7.690 deaths
- 1983Se, Panama · M 7.56 deaths
- 1950Nicaragua · M 7.7
- 1941Costa Rica · M 7.66 deaths
- 1916Off Coast · M 7.5
- 1904Bocas del Toro · M 7.2
- 1900Costa Rica · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth